Carl Lang (meteorologist)

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Carl Lang (born October 10, 1849 in Regensburg , † September 23, 1893 in Munich ) was a German meteorologist in Bavaria.

Life

After graduating from high school, Lang studied mathematics and physics at the Ludwig Maximilians University (LMU) from 1868 . In 1869 he was reciprocated in the Corps Bavaria Munich . In 1870 he became an assistant at the trade school in Weiden in the Upper Palatinate because of the war-related shortage of teachers, and in 1871 he became a teaching administrator before completing his studies . In 1872 he continued his studies at the Munich Polytechnic. In 1874 he went as an assistant at the Physics Institute of the TH Munich .1877 he was at the Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen for Dr. phil. PhD. In 1878 he completed his habilitation in physics at the TH Munich. In 1883 he succeeded in re- teaching at the LMU. As a private lecturer , he reported in his first publications on the physical properties of building materials and the thermal properties of different soils.

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When Wilhelm von Bezold was commissioned to set up a Bavarian meteorological central station in October 1878, he chose Lang as his adjunct . Both operated the uniform observation service at the Bavarian meteorological stations. The daily weather forecast was given from 1879 and supplemented from 1881 by daily weather reports , weather maps and monthly reports. Lang also completed his habilitation at LMU with a thesis on the climate in Munich. In 1885 he became Bezold's successor.

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The processing of thunderstorm and hail reports from all of southern Germany, which was summarized in Munich, provided important information, especially for agriculture and forestry. The Hydrology was based on the processed for Bavaria precipitation reports valuable conclusions for the questions of precipitation and groundwater draw. The early cooperation with the practice of scientific airship travel created the basis for the aerological activity of the later Bavarian State Weather Station .

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  1. ↑ Kösener corps lists 1910, 170/915
  2. ^ Sebastian Sigler (ed.): Complete directory 1806–2016. Corps Bavaria to Landshut and Munich . Munich 2016, p. 112
  3. ↑ Dissertation: On the effect of the permeability of building materials in dry and wet conditions on natural ventilation .
  4. ↑ a b c Lang, Carl (German biography)
predecessor Office successor
Wilhelm von Bezold Director of the Bavarian Meteorological Central
Station 1885–1893 		Fritz Erk
personal data
SURNAME Lang, Carl
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German meteorologist
DATE OF BIRTH October 10, 1849
PLACE OF BIRTH regensburg
DATE OF DEATH September 23, 1893
Place of death Munich